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Illawarra · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 9
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra Ambulance han attended to the following accidents since last Issue:—May 8th.—Andrew McDonald, of…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 9
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra Ambulance has attended to the following accidents since last issue:—May 15th—William Austin, of Mt…

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Cars In Collision

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 2

J. T. Sharpies proceeded against Julian M. Owen, claiming £30 damages arising out of a motor accident. Mr. J. W. Creer appeared for…

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Fatality at Thirroul. Death of Thomas Gowans

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 1

At the Court House, Bulli, on Tuesday, the Deputy Coroner, Mr. J. Kirby, conducted a magisterial inquiry, touching the death of Thomas Gowans…

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Motor Accident At Meroo Bridge

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 2

George Charles Lands proceeded against James Williams, claiming £30 damages arising out of a motor accident…

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Fatal Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 10

Much sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. W. Waples, of Unanderra, in the loss they have sustained by the death of their daughter Sadie, aged 5, who…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 10
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra Ambulance has attended to the following accidents since last issue:— May 22—Harry Hammond, of…

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Motor Accident Claim

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 8

Allan Hector Little claimed £30 damages from P. Fitzgerald, arising out of a motor accident on the 4th January last on the Prince's Highway…

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Bicycle Collision.'

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 6

On Tuesday night two lads named Thomas Burgess and Waples, both of Corrimnal, and riding push bikes in Railway Street, collided, with the…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 7
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra District Ambulance has attended to the following accidents since our last issue:—May 30—George Brown, of Coniston…

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Mine Accidents

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 8

Last Thursday was a day of accidents at Corrimal mine. T. Dalton, the lodge, secretary, had two small bones fractured in his right foot…

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Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

Mr. Thos. Purcell, of Kembla Heights, employed at the mine as a miner, was very severely injured while at work in the mine last…

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A Wheeler's Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 6

An Tuesday afternoon a wheeler named A. McMahon had a narrow escape from being, seriously, injured in the South Build mine. Wheeling from…

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Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 9
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Illawarra District Ambulance has attended to the following accidents since our last issue:—June 5.—Joseph Moon, of Russell…

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Painful Accident

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 2

Mr. T. W. Morrison sustained a painful accident on Monday last when he was mending a slide. Having been suffering from neuritis, he lost control…

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